"I think this battle can be publicized, just like the last time Minato Namikaze tied with the AB combination." Danzo Shimura was the first to express his thoughts.
"It can not only make the village's ninjas more confident about the future of war, but also deter our hostile ninja villages."
Mu Yue is a ninja of the Root. Danzo Shimura believes that it would be more beneficial for Mu Yue to gain greater fame and obtain a higher status and more power in Konoha.
After all, he is the leader of the Root Organization whom Mu Yue respects the most. How can Mu Yue refuse the arrangements he made?
"It's true that it can boost morale, but can this increase in morale really compare to the role played by Hanyu Mugetsu as a surprise soldier?" Utane Koharu expressed a different opinion.
"You know, this time he killed four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and also killed Mizunotsuki Kan. If he can achieve such results a few more times, Konoha will surely win the war."
Koharu Utatane believes that not only can Konoha not help Mu Yue spread his achievements, but it also has to let the ninjas below keep the secret, leaving Mu Yue as a killer hiding in the dark.
"Have you not been to the battlefield for too long? Such results cannot be achieved just by having strength." Danzo Shimura said bluntly.
Although both are insults to people, there are some differences between Danzo Shimura's insults to Utane Koharu and his insults to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The main reason why Danzo Shimura opposed Sarutobi Hiruzen was because he was unhappy with Sarutobi Hiruzen's suppression of him.
The reason why he criticized Utane Koharu was because Danzo Shimura knew this old classmate too well.
Like him, Utane Koharu is a ninja who is devoted to Konoha. As long as the starting point is for Konoha or the final result is beneficial to Konoha, Utane Koharu will not care about the details.
His more intense words made it easier for Utane Koharu to understand his sincerity towards Konoha.
After thinking about it carefully, Utane Koharu did not refute what Shimura Danzo said. It was indeed that she had not been to the battlefield for quite a long time.
After all, after Sarutobi Hiruzen became Hokage, she was promoted to a high-ranking position in Konoha. A powerful ninja village like Konoha rarely needs the top leaders to be dispatched.
Looking at Utane Koharu's reaction, Danzo Shimura nodded silently in his heart. If he could deal with Utane Koharu, it would be the same as dealing with Mito Kado En. These two usually advance and retreat together.
In fact, Danzo Shimura did not think highly of the two of them. Although they could all be regarded as disciples of the Second Hokage, in Danzo Shimura's eyes there was only Sarutobi Hiruzen, and he believed that Sarutobi Hiruzen was the ninja of the same level as him.
The facts turned out to be just as he thought. After becoming high-ranking officials of Konoha, Mitokado En and Utane Koharu rarely had their own opinions.
It would be fine if they just had no opinions of their own, but they were also Sarutobi Hiruzen's yes-men, which made Shimura Danzo very unhappy.
Because this means that he is the only one who is isolated and helpless during the high-level meeting.
However, Danzo Shimura knew that this was not because of his inability, but because Sarutobi Hiruzen was the Third Hokage and he was only the Hokage's assistant.
If the roles were reversed, then Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En would be his yes-men.
Danzo Shimura looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen who remained silent.
Given the personalities of Utatane Koharu and Mito Kado En, even if they acquiesced at this moment, as long as Sarutobi Hiruzen gave a logical reason to oppose, they would immediately support Sarutobi Hiruzen, so Sarutobi Hiruzen's opinion was very important.
After feeling Shimura Danzo's gaze, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not speak immediately. Instead, he picked up his pipe, took a deep puff and exhaled wisps of white smoke.
The question of whether to publicize the battle achievements was not worth Sarutobi Hiruzen's thinking for too long. He was thinking about other issues, one of which was the strength of the momentum of the current Hokage candidates in Konoha.
The weakest person at the moment is Tsunade, who did not go to the front line to fight, while Orochimaru and Jiraiya are currently evenly matched.
When Jiraiya won a great victory in the battlefield of the Land of Grass, he was ahead of all other candidates in popularity, but as Orochimaru made great achievements in the battlefield of the Land of Hot Water, he gradually caught up with Jiraiya.
Even though Sarutobi Hiruzen, as the current Hokage, has absolute power to choose the next Hokage, he cannot ignore the voices within Konoha.
Because the first Hokage is elected by all Konoha ninjas, if Sarutobi Hiruzen chooses someone who is not recognized by everyone to be the Hokage, this may cause some damage to the dignity of the position of Hokage.
Of course, Sarutobi Hiruzen is not a person who does not know the importance of things. If he thinks that the person with the highest popularity is not suitable to be Hokage, he will appoint the person who he thinks is suitable for the position even if it will damage the nobility of the position.
"Jiraiya, why don't you want to become Hokage?" Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed in his heart.
If Jiraiya was willing to become Hokage, he wouldn't have to think so much. He had already arranged a path for Jiraiya, but Jiraiya was unwilling to go on.
From Sarutobi Hiruzen's perspective, it was difficult for him to understand Jiraiya's choice.
This is the position of Hokage of Konoha, which has supreme power.
Although the Hokage is nominally one level lower than the Daimyo of the Fire Country, in reality the two are on equal terms. The Daimyo of the Fire Country cannot order the Hokage to do anything he does not want to do.
Then Sarutobi Hiruzen thought of Mu Yue again. If Mu Yue was born five or six years earlier, Sarutobi Hiruzen would have accepted Mu Yue as his apprentice without hesitation and then trained Mu Yue towards the direction of Hokage.
Mu Yue is Sarutobi Hiruzen's ideal disciple. Like him, he has a talent for ninjutsu that far exceeds that of ordinary people. He is gentle and humble, has a deep understanding of the will of fire, and even has unparalleled teaching ability. He is simply an enhanced version of himself when he was young.
Thinking about Mu Yue's personality and then thinking about the personalities of his three disciples, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that it was really true that comparing yourself with others can make you feel pissed off.
Sarutobi Hiruzen took down his pipe after spitting out white smoke. "Even if we conceal the information, such a record is difficult to replicate. Besides, two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen have escaped. The Hidden Mist will soon know about this. In this case, there is no point in deliberately concealing it. Let's mobilize our forces to publicize this victory."
Mu Yue's achievements on the battlefield have far exceeded Sarutobi Hiruzen's expectations. When he fought with the Sand Village hero Yekura before, he asked Mu Yue to conceal it out of consideration for the face of the Sand Village. This time, Sarutobi Hiruzen was not going to let Mu Yue down again.
Mu Yue's current fame is far from matching his strength.
After Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke, Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En also agreed, and Shimura Danzo showed a satisfied smile on his face.
"How should we reward this Might Guy? Should we promote him to a jonin? But he doesn't seem to know any ninjutsu. It seems a bit against the rules to let someone who doesn't know any ninjutsu become a jonin." Mizuto Menen said after taking a look at the information in his hand.
Konoha is very strict in selecting jonin. In peacetime, jonin not only have to have the merits required for promotion, but also have to take various tests before they can be promoted. Those who fail the test have to keep studying until they pass the test before they can be promoted.
Although it was not so strict during the war, Might Dai was not biased in his studies, but only knew one subject. This was unprecedented in Konoha, so Mito Kado En said it was against the rules.
"Then let's make him a special jonin. Anyway, he is only good at taijutsu, and it hasn't been long since he was promoted to chunin. This is already considered a special promotion." Utane Koharu said after looking at Might Dai's information.
It must be that the contribution this time was really significant, otherwise Utatane Koharu wouldn't want to promote Might Dai.
He clearly mastered such a powerful forbidden technique, but he never used it and disguised himself as a ten-thousand-year-old Genin for a long time. She could tell at a glance that he was a ninja without the will of fire.
Danzo Shimura closed his mouth and said nothing. It was none of his business what Might Dai was promoted to.
"Rules are dead. Konoha has not changed the rules from the beginning to now. Whether it is ninjutsu, physical skills or illusion, they are essentially part of the ninja's strength. Might Guy is able to fight two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. This strength is enough to become a Jonin." Sarutobi Hiruzen expressed the opposite opinion.
Sarutobi Hiruzen knew Might Day and had a brief fight with him once, so Sarutobi Hiruzen had a general idea of what kind of person Might Day was.
He believed that with the character shown by Might Dai, there would be no problem for him to become a Konoha jonin.
Moreover, Might Dai did make a great contribution this time. If it were not for Might Dai's timely support, Kakashi and his men would not have been able to repel the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, nor would they have been able to hold out until Mu Yue's arrival, and there would have been no great victory this time.
"Hiruzen, you make sense. Sometimes we really can't follow the rules rigidly." Mito Kado En showed a look of agreement.
"Then promote yourself to jonin." Utane Koharu also changed the topic.
Shimura Danzo couldn't help but let a hint of disdain flash across his eyes. If it was Sarutobi Hiruzen who refuted his opinion, he would have to argue with Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Since Might Dai has been promoted to Jonin, what should we do with Hatake Kakashi and Might Guy?" Mito Kado En spoke again.
"Among them, except for Hatake Kakashi, most of them were promoted to Chunin in the past two years. Among them, Shiranui Genma, Ebisu, and Uchiha Shisui were promoted to Chunin this year."
If Kakashi and the others also get promoted to jonin, then that would be a bit scary. Konoha would have several young jonin. Shisui is even only eight years old this year.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked thoughtful and said, "Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Obito, and Might Guy will undergo the jonin assessment after returning to the village. If they pass, they will be promoted to jonin. Nohara Rin will be promoted directly to special jonin. The rest will remain unchanged for the time being."
The reason why Ebisu and Shiranui Genma are not on the promotion list is simple. Although they have tried hard, they are basically just supporting roles in the battle and do not have the strength to be promoted to jonin.
It is a terrible thing for a ninja's strength to not match his ninja level. Not only will it affect the reputation of the ninja village, but it will also make it more likely for the ninja to die in a mission.
Although Uchiha Shisui is strong enough, his achievements are not good enough. He has completed too few missions to meet the requirements of a Jonin.
Treating Nohara Rin differently from Obito and others is also a matter of strength. Nohara Rin's current strength is not enough to serve as a jonin, but her outstanding medical ability and achievements are enough to be directly promoted to a special jonin.
Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu both showed expressions of agreement, Sarutobi Hiruzen had already taken every aspect into consideration.
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After the meeting, Mu Yue visited the injured disciples.
This time every disciple was injured, it was just a matter of severity.
"Teacher Mu Yue!" After seeing Mu Yue, Obito waved happily.
Shisui was not as passionate as Obito, but he also sat up and greeted Mu Yue.
Kakashi sat up slightly and greeted Mu Yue softly.
Because of his serious injuries, Might Guy could only slightly raise his head to find Mu Yue's location and then greet Mu Yue with a somewhat weak voice.
"Are you all right?" Mu Yue smiled warmly, then walked to the disciples and checked their bodies again.
This time, Mu Yue transformed into Tsunade to examine several people. After the examination, she treated the disciples.
Because he was wearing black-framed glasses, none of the disciples noticed Mu Yue's changes. They only felt that his body had recovered a little under Mu Yue's treatment.
"Teacher Mu Yue's medical ninjutsu has improved a lot." Kakashi was a little surprised while receiving treatment.
As the disciples became stronger and stronger, injuries were inevitable during practice and combat. Most of the time, it was Mu Yue who treated them, and Nohara Rin was only responsible for assistance, so Kakashi was clear about Mu Yue's level of medical ninjutsu.
During a certain period of time, Mu Yue's medical ninjutsu made rapid progress. According to Mu Yue himself, this was the result of learning from Tsunade.
Mu Yue's progress this time is obvious, even a ninja like Kakashi who doesn't know medical ninjutsu can notice it.
"Teacher Mu Yue is indeed a genius who developed the Armament Haki and Breathing Techniques." Kakashi attributed the progress to Mu Yue's talent and hard work.
He did not deny that Tsunade had contributed to this, but he thought that it was mainly because Mu Yue was powerful enough, otherwise if Tsunade opened a medical ninja training class, wouldn't she be able to train a bunch of medical ninjas of Tsunade's level?
"Teacher Mu Yue, when can we recover?" Obito couldn't help but ask.
Although he performed well against the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, it was the Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon that was killed in cooperation with Kakashi. Obito wanted to suppress Kakashi, so he wanted to recover as soon as possible and continue to fight.
"You, Shisui, and Xiaolin will recover in ten days, Kakashi will need three weeks, and Kai will need a month and a half." Mu Yue thought for a moment and replied.
Although Tsunade's medical ability is very strong, in order to protect her disciples' health from any hidden dangers, Mu Yue still plans to let them rest for more time.
"It actually takes so long!" Might Guy's eyes widened.
"You can do rehabilitation exercises after resting for half a month, but don't be too aggressive," Mu Yue added.
Might Guy breathed a sigh of relief. It would be too uncomfortable for him if he couldn't practice for such a long time. It would be even more uncomfortable if Kakashi and the others took the opportunity to surpass him during this time.
"The battle on the battlefield will become more intense. I plan to send you, Akai, back to Konoha. Does anyone among you want to go back with Akai?" Mu Yue looked at the other disciples.
After all, the Kirigakure has already invaded the Fire Country's homeland. As long as the Kirigakure does not retreat, Orochimaru will definitely lead his ninja troops to fight to the death with the Kirigakure.
Mu Yue has created such a good opportunity for Orochimaru, and Orochimaru will definitely not let it go. The intensity of the war on the East Coast battlefield will continue to increase.
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